Black people

Obama’s callout to Black men touches a nerve among Democrats. Is election-year misogyny at play?

WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama had frank words for Black men who may be considering sitting out the election. “Part of…

4 weeks ago

What polling shows about Black voters’ views of Harris and Trump

WASHINGTON -- Black registered voters have an overwhelmingly positive view of Vice President Kamala Harris, but they’re less sure that she…

1 month ago

San Francisco’s first Black female mayor is in a pricey battle for a second term

SAN FRANCISCO -- When London Breed was elected as San Francisco's first Black woman mayor, it was a pinch-me moment…

1 month ago

How Black leaders in New York are grappling with Eric Adams and representation

NEW YORK -- It wasn’t a shock to many Black New Yorkers that Mayor Eric Adams has surrounded himself with…

1 month ago

Book Review: Brathwaite flexes his writing chops and expands Black literary canon with debut ‘Rage’

There was a class at my university called Black Arts, Black Power. Lester Fabian Brathwaite’s “Rage” would fit snugly right…

2 months ago

Mel B joins a campaign calling for a new UK law to bar Afro hair discrimination

LONDON -- Former Spice Girl Mel B is among dozens of Black Britons urging Parliament to update the country's equality…

2 months ago

Virginia’s conservative Black female lieutenant governor wants the top job

RICHMOND, Va. -- Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the first Black woman to hold statewide office in Virginia's long history, has…

2 months ago

Being Black in Germany has never been easy. Elections in eastern states could make it harder still

ERFURT, Germany -- It was a balmy summer night in 2020, shortly after the lifting of Germany’s first COVID-19 lockdown,…

2 months ago

She’s the sitting VP and the candidate of change: How Harris is having it both ways

WASHINGTON -- She’s the sitting vice president who has been in office for 3 1/2 years. She’s also the presidential…

2 months ago

Judges dismiss suit alleging Tennessee’s political maps discriminate against communities of color

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A federal judicial panel has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Tennessee's U.S. House maps and those for…

3 months ago

Black men emerge as key constituency in 2024 race

ATLANTA -- Every Monday evening, the Andrew and Walter Young Family YMCA basement becomes a sanctuary for men who, local…

3 months ago

Biden signs order to establish 1908 Springfield race riot monument as he looks to burnish legacy

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday designated a national monument at the site of the 1908…

3 months ago

Investigator says ‘fraudulent’ gift to Florida’s only public historically Black university is void

A record multi-million dollar gift to Florida's only public historically Black university has been void for months, an independent investigator…

3 months ago

Democrats look to longtime state Sen. Cleo Fields to flip Louisiana congressional seat blue

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Poised to flip a once reliably Republican congressional seat in Louisiana, Democrats’ are placing their hopes…

3 months ago

Kamala Harris energizes South Asian voters, a growing force in key swing states

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- A drive out to Atlanta's sprawling suburbs passes the cultural centers, schools and houses of worship…

3 months ago

‘White Dudes for Harris’ is the latest in a series of Zoom gatherings backing the vice president

2024-07-30 20:20:03 WASHINGTON -- On a “White Dudes for Harris” virtual call, it was probably fitting that “The Dude” dropped…

3 months ago

Donald Trump to attend Black journalists’ convention in Chicago

2024-07-30 12:05:02 WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is planning to attend the National Association of Black…

3 months ago

Transcript: Biden’s speech explaining why he withdrew from the 2024 presidential race

2024-07-25 14:20:02 WASHINGTON -- Transcript of President Joe Biden’s address to the nation on July 24, 2024:My fellow Americans, I’m…

4 months ago